Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next.
-- Gregory Bateson
   
Gregory Bateson   Name:
Gregory Bateson
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
British
Birth:
May 9, 1904
Death:
July 4, 1980
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